Book Haul/Spotlight – The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #4 and #5

Went to a local comic book store with my son the other day and ended up finding these two great books. I have been wanting to collect more of these awesome magazines but don’t run into them that often. I was especially excited for issue #5, this is one of my favorite covers ever! So glad I found a copy.

I always forget how awesome these are until I find some. Really need to collect some more. Hope I find some more soon.

Today we have:

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #4 and #5 (1974)

My collection so far. I really need to get some more of these.

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #4 (1974)

Conan stars in “Iron Shadows in the Moon.” Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. Blackmark stars in “Blackmark Triumphant.” Script and art by Gil Kane (art assist by Neal Adams); reprints chapter 4 of the Bantam Books paperback. 3-page Conan portfolio by Rich Corben (plus a fourth on the frontispiece). Letter to the editor from artist Ken Meyer, Jr. Boris Vallejo cover.

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #5 (1974)

Conan stars in “A Witch Shall Be Born.” Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by the Tribe (Tony DeZuniga and others). Adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard. 5-page Conan portfolio by Robert Kline. “Kingdoms and Caravans: A Look At Trade Routes in the Hyborian Age” article by Robert Yaple. Jeff Jones frontispiece. Letter to the editor from writer Bob (Robert) Weinberg. The letters page also contains a photo of “Red Sonja.” Boris Vallejo cover.

3 thoughts on “Book Haul/Spotlight – The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #4 and #5”

Savage Sword was my introduction to Howard and Conan. I remember begging my mother for a dollar so I could buy the first issue from the magazine stand in the local supermarket back in 1974. I was 8 years old. It changed my life in a lot of ways.